Heterogeneous Age-Friendly Environments among Age-Cohort Groups

Sojung Park and Sangchul Lee
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Sojung Park: School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA
Sangchul Lee: Department of Senior Welfare, Dong Seoul University, Seongnam-si 13117, Korea

Sustainability, 2018, vol. 10, issue 4, 1-16

Abstract: This study aimed to identify the underlying structures of age-friendly environmental characteristics and examine how they may vary across age-cohort groups based on life satisfaction. We used regionally representative data in South Korea. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis were conducted for age-friendly environmental indicators in three age-cohort groups. Regression models examined the association between the environmental factors and life satisfaction in the three age-cohort groups. Across all age groups, three factors converged: neighborhood problems, access to public services and programs, and community engagement. Regression analyses showed the three convergent environmental factors were all significantly associated with life satisfaction across all age-groups, but the association varies across the age-groups. The age-cohort based factor structures and differential patterns of association with well-being provide important background information on designing age-friendly communities.

Keywords: life course perspective; age-friendly environments; age-cohort groups; well-being (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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